some else's UFo
 

I have a quilt top that is 90" X 60" It just seems too narrow and too long. what do you think? what do you think I should do with it. it does have 1" sashing between every 3 blocks. I think it is missing something?

Do you have a picture? Can you take a row off the length and add it to the width? Even if you have to make a couple of blocks to add to it. Depending on what it is, maybe you can put something that coordinates, rather than try to perfectly match. I've never seen one with sashing every 3 blocks. Hard to visualize that part.

Give it to someone tall. 60x90 is the size I make for my 6'1" DH. It's long enough to go from chin to wrapping his feet in. I'm always baffled by "lap" quilts. I want something to keep all of me warm, not just my legs.

You could add borders only to the 60" side.

I wish you had posted a photo. I would pick up UFO blocks and just get them pieced and quilted and donate to our charity.

A photo always helps. My DH is 6'2" and I would want it at least 90" long. Like Feathers-N-Fur stated lap quilts are little shorter than I would want.

thanks for your suggestions, I'll give them some thought.

As far as I'm concerned - that's about perfect for a couch quilt. I'm short - 5'3" - but I still like my couch quilts LONG - for two reasons - in case I have to share it with DH - or to cover myself head to toe - with feet tucked in.

Sounds like it''s about the right size for a twin bed. If you want a lap quilt, can you cut some off? If you want a larger quilt, can you add some borders to the sides, either just plain borders, maybe some piano molding, or a coordinating block?

You can always even it out some by putting 3" or so top and bottom borders then maybe 6-9" side borders--------------or enjoy it for tucking in the feet.

I like smaller quilts for snuggling up on the couch with. I'm rarely out flat on the couch so I don't need the extra length and the larger the quilt the heavier and harder to manage it is. I made my husband an extra long one because he is 6'4" and he wanted something that would go to his chin to beyond his toes. It is way too big and bulky for me but that's fine because it's his and not mine. You can make quilts whatever size you want and what you like best.

Maybe it's sized for a hospital bed?

When I have a quilt that needs width, I tend to add a row of scrap blocks of the fabrics used in the quilt. Here's a photo of one I made for my 2nd niece................I actually added these little blocks to the whole quilt but you can add them to just the sides. On another one I'm working on I added flying geese at either end as I needed to make it longer. Had a bunch of them already made up so was able to use up the scraps.

I would just add material to the sides to make it wider, the length seems alright. Blocks , triangles or just plain sashing will work. Pick color from the blocks and go with it.

60 x 90 is a good size for a couch quilt.

I've just finished the top of my first Bargello. I'm making it for my eldest DGS who at almost eighteen is 6"8". I added five extra colours to make it longer. I will add an extra border on the sides to make it wider.